Zacharia Paliashvili

Zacharia Paliashvili
Born
Zacharia Petres dze Paliashvili

(1871-08-16)August 16, 1871
Kutaisi, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedOctober 6, 1933(1933-10-06) (aged 62)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
SpouseJulia Mikhailovna Utkina

Zacharia Petres dze Paliashvili[1][2] (Georgian: ზაქარია ფალიაშვილი, Zakaria Paliaşvili), also known as Zachary Petrovich Paliashvili (Russian: Захарий Петрович Палиашви́ли, Zacharij Petrovič Paliašvili; August 16, 1871 – October 6, 1933), was a Georgian composer. Regarded as one of the founders of Georgian classical music, his work is known for its eclectic fusion of folk songs and stories with 19th-century Romantic classical themes. He was the founder of the Georgian Philharmonic Society and later, the head of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire. The Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi was named in his honor in 1937. Notably, Paliashvili's music serves as the basis of the National Anthem of Georgia.

Although Paliashvili has composed works for symphony orchestra (e.g., Georgian Suite on Folk Themes), he is probably best known for his vocal music, which includes operas Abesalom da Eteri[3] (based on a folk tale "Eteriani"), Daisi (Twilight), and Latavra.[4]

  1. ^ Dzigua
  2. ^ Sometimes transliterated as Zak'aria
  3. ^ Recorded on LP in 1979. Polydor International GmbH. Surab Sotkilava (Absalom), Zisana Tatishvili (Eteri), Shota Kiknadse (Murman), et al. Great Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Radio USSR. Didim Mirzchulava (Conductor). Klavdij Pitza (Chorus Master).
  4. ^ 100 опер: история создания, сюжет, музыка. [100 Operas: History of Creation, Subject, Music.] Ленинград: Издательство "Музыка," 1968, p. 448